Shalom
Community Church comes from the Believers Church tradition.
This historicalfaith
tradition is sometimes
called Anabaptist. This dates from the
Reformation where theearly
believers who had been baptized as babies, were
baptized again
as adults, believing thatone
must be able to understand the meaning of faith to become a
Christian.
ShalomCommunity Church is a member of two
Anabaptist denominations,The
Mennonite Church USA and The Church of the Brethren .
Shalom
Community Church tries to be true to the historical
Anabaptist beliefs in a Christian context. Thus our
unofficial motto is, “We areAnabaptist Christians
building a community of
faith in our place and time”. Our Congregational Covenant
lays out who we seek to be in our
beliefs and lives.
The belief that Christians are called to be peacemakers
has been a longstanding core tenant of both denominations. On Earth Peace
and
Mennonite Central Committee both have been active in peacemaking
activities and the
promotion of justice to the world.
They are also active in Christian
Peacemaker Teams , an international ministry of
solidarity in
troubled areas of the globe.
To further explore either Mennonite or Church of
the Brethren beliefs we encourage you to explore some additional
links.
Third
Way
Cafe
is a site that explores who and what
Mennonites aspire to be. Church
of
the Brethren Network and Mennonite
Connections will link you to many official and unofficial
websites that can give you
a broad overview of the denominations we relate to. For chat sites on
simple
living and other related topics, Mennolinkis a good starting site.
Last updated Sept. 6, 2007
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